KANSAI International Airport in western Japan unveiled its expanded international area to the media Friday after five years of construction work, as its operator seeks to capitalize on a recent influx of travellers.
In the first major renewal since the airport southwest of Osaka opened in 1994, the international departure area was expanded by 60 per cent to 16,3000 squaremetres, while the number of boarding bridges for international flights increased from 24 to all
Kansai Airports also increased the number of eateries in the international departures area in 17 from just a handful and changed the layout of duty-free shops to concentrate them at the center to attract more people.
In contrast to growing international travel demand, including a surge in in bound tourism, the number of domestic flight users has been declining at the airport amid esumpetition from Osaka Itami Airport in the same region.
To shorten the time needed to pro-eess departures, the airport built a new immigration area and added more security checkpoints.
A Kansai Airports executive said the company hopes to increase profit by extending the travellers’ length of stay.
Kyoda.
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